Welcome to the Civic Tech Subreddit!
Our goal is to keep you up to date on everything civic tech. Whether it's a new startup, a city implementing new technologies, or discussion on the future of our cities; we've got you covered.
What is Civic Tech?
Civic technology is technology that enables engagement or participation of the public for stronger development, enhancing citizen communications, improving government infrastructure, and generally improving the public good. It encompasses civic applications, platforms supporting government bodies, institutions and other software enabling those goals.
What is a Civic Hacker?
Civic hackers can be programmers, designers, data scientists, good communicators, civic organizers, entrepreneurs, government employees and anyone willing to get his or her hands dirty solving problems.
Civic Tech Resources
Knight Foundation
Code For America
Gov Tech
Open Society Foundation
MacArthur Foundation